senior-developer

What is your definition of a Entry Level/Junior/Mid/Senior Developer?

A friend of mine working with an offshore team asked me to provide my definitions of the various stages of the developer life cycle. What did Entry Level, Junior, Mid Level, and Senior developer mean to me, and what were my minimum expectations from each level. Whats your definition? When would you change someones job title in you...

How do you argue for the "high notes", the true production class code?

This question has been addressed in a similar post on a more specific level regarding UI. I would like to address the subject on a more general design level. I make descisions on design every day to ensure high quality. But every now and then I get into dicsussions with middle management and unexperienced developers about the gain of ...

Ideas to best support senior developer resume?

As a self-proclaimed senior developer with 10 years of hands-on experience and with a notable reputation in my city, I'm wondering what are the MOST SUCCESSFUL techniques in resume writing? well, I mean as an extra to the regulars we see in every resume. Please select one or more options as it fits, or share your innovative ideas in mak...

What is a Principal Software Engineer?

What is the job description of a Principal and how is it different from just a Software Engineer? ...

What is this "Senior Level Developer" status?

Almost everywhere I look in classifieds I see: "Looking for Senior .NET Developer", "Senior Silverlight Developer", etc. Do you define the "Senior Level" status by the years of experience or something else? ...